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KRISTEN L. MORIN
EDUCATION
B.S., Biology, University of New Hampshire
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Ms. Kristen L. Morin has technical experience in the following general areas:
e Data Validation
e Data Usability Assessments
e Laboratory Audits
e Gas Chromatography
e Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
e Quality Assurance Project Plans
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Kristen Morin has served as a Quality Assurance (QA) Chemist at TRC since 2016. As a QA chemist,
Ms. Morin is responsible for providing QA/quality control (QC) oversight in support of a variety of
environmental investigations, including long-term monitoring programs, renovation and redevelopment
projects, and risk-based soil cleanups. Ms. Morin has provided this oversight under various federal and
state regulatory agencies.
Data Validation/Data Usability Assessments
Ms. Morin routinely performs data table QA/QC, data review, data usability assessments, and data
validation of aqueous, soil, sediment, and air matrices for a variety of analytical parameters, including
volatile organic compounds (VOCs); semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs); pesticides;
polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) Aroclors; metals; wet chemistry; specialty analyses, including gas
chromatography/mass spectrometry/selective ion monitoring (GC/MS/SIM); and various air analyses. Ms.
Morin has also created data validation worksheets in accordance with USEPA Region 2 Standard
Operating Procedures (SOPs) and USEPA National Functional Guidelines for Superfund Organic and
Inorganic Methods Data Review.
Analytical Laboratory Audits
Ms. Morin has worked in conjunction with other TRC staff to conduct a detailed on-site laboratory audit.
TRC utilizes lab audits to ensure that the laboratory staff members are technically competent in the
analytical methods they perform, are following proper QA practices, and are following the methodologies
being performed. The laboratory audit included interviews with staff, observations of procedures,
examination of SOPs and logbooks, and an inspection of the facility and equipment. Ms. Morin utilized
internal audit checklists, created by TRC, for an extensive list of preparation and analytical methods
(including the most commonly used SW-846 methods such as 8260, 8270, 8082, and 8081), as well as
general QA laboratory procedures. She was also responsible for compiling any findings and
recommendations into a detailed report and worked with the laboratory managerial and QA staff to ensure
any deficiencies were properly addressed prior to contracting with the laboratory.
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